Here’s an interesting non-sequitur about the Ferguson riots and their ostensible justification: Also, property damage is apparently more important than a kid getting killed. Reminds me of this tweet. https://t.co/Rc42BJi7KB — Jamelle Bouie (@jbouie) November 25, 2014 Call it the redistribution of justice: how can anyone worry about mere property rights when a “kid” has been killed? The moral logic of rioting and looting is built upon | Read More »

Even for someone who learned at their grandmother’s knee that what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable the knowledge that some things are mine and some things aren’t came early. The whole idea of freedom rests upon the idea that within the wider world which is society there is a smaller circle that outlines what is personal and what is communal. Even in | Read More »

At one time in America most people were financially independent. I don’t mean by this that most people were wealthy. What I mean is that they worked for themselves as opposed to working for someone else as a hired laborer. People were farmers, or craftsmen, trappers, or frontiersmen. Thomas Jefferson pictured America as a republic based upon the yeoman farmer. That day has passed. Today | Read More »

There are a lot of misconceptions about conservatism; one of the biggest concerns our belief in a free economy. Those on the left say we’re motivated by greed, a desire to protect a privileged socioeconomic position (if we’re members of the economic elite), or a false consciousness that blinds us to our oppression (if we’re not members of the aforementioned elite). Always, they say, our | Read More »

@biggator5 so make the data base better.I’m still for #universalbackgroundchecks — Angelica (@CoachAlopez) March 25, 2013 Teh Stupid! They Are All Around Us! But let’s not just concern ourselves with ad hominem attacks and acutally educate poor Coach Alopez on why Universal Background Checks are actually a bad thing. Universal Background Checks Defined Right now, there are already criminal background checks when you go buy | Read More »

At the dawn of the 21st century, it has become abundantly clear that Social Conservatism must adapt to a completely new political and social environment. The social conservative movement, as bequeathed to us from the 1980s, is no longer adequate to the task or the culture. Changes need to occur in both the message and our method of engagement. Let me begin by saying that | Read More »

In response to the recent tragic deaths of innocent children and adults, there is a movement by liberals and moderates to increase gun regulations in order to decrease gun ownership. I encourage the liberals to clamor for more controls and regulations on guns. Let the knee-jerk reactionists demand the confiscation of private property. Please, let them because their endless diatribes are solely based upon emotion, devoid | Read More »

If you’re a parent who is accustomed to helping your local Girl Scouts sell their cookies in front of your local grocery store, don’t be surprised if, very soon, you learn that you’re not welcome anymore. Unfortunately, the Girl Scouts, as well as other charitable organizations, may soon become the victims of a power play by the union-controlled National Labor Relations Board and union bosses | Read More »

If you’re a parent who is accustomed to helping your local Girl Scouts sell their cookies in front of your local grocery store, don’t be surprised if, very soon, you learn that you’re not welcome anymore. Unfortunately, the Girl Scouts, as well as other charitable organizations, may soon become the victims of a power play by the union-controlled National Labor Relations Board and union bosses | Read More »

Across this great nation, every day, the culture war rages. One can see it in the comments section of every major news story. It is broadcast to the world in a million ways. The seething, Alinsky-style personal attacks of the left and the intentional avoidance of logical discussion combine to drive many Conservative and Libertarian voices out of the discussion. The ringing cries of “hypocrite” and “racist” spew from every dark, malodorous corner as the leftist “purpleshirts” march to the cadence of Horst Wessel Lied, many of them completely unaware of its baleful origin.

While watching events unfold concerning the Ft Hood massacre last week, I was struck like many, over Obama’s apparent callousness. Before addressing that tragedy, he felt no unease about joking with the audience before him. Why were those people more important than speaking to the nation about a possible terror attack on our own soil? That got me wondering what kind of group it was | Read More »

Last night, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed a second reading of a bill entitled: “AN ACT to improve Drought preparedness and response in North Carolina, as recommended by the Environmental review commission.” Like all legislation, the devil is in the details. The legislation sounds like a good thing until you read what is actually in the thing. Here is just a smattering of | Read More »